The rest - including New Zealand international Scott Smith and long-serving Scott Steele - will be free agents come the summer.

Lippiatt explained: "A couple of lads have come in to see me and I've told the board we will address the situation."

Vice-chairman John Buchanan commented: "It was a unanimous decision and Colin seemed quite happy about it. "We are planning for next season with this full-time thing and he wanted some security."

Lippiatt, Buchanan and secretary Phil Ledger have set up a sub-committee to examine the ramifications of running the club as a full-time operation.

Buchanan went on: "We will be meeting in February to decide what the structure of the playing side will be.

"I think we should train at least three days a week and I don't believe it will cost us a lot more in the budget."

The Cards are still waiting to hear whether Brentford want to temporarily ground-share next season. Buchanan added: "We have agreed in principle and it's back to them now."

Another to have signed for Woking this week is Junior Kadi. The midfielder turned his loan move from Kingstonian into a perm-anent one by agreeing to a short-term contract until May 5. Kadi is expected to line up in an unchanged Cards side for the trip to Nuneaton tomorrow.

Woking will be led by skipper West, who is celebrating his call-up to England's semi-pro squad for the international against Wales at Burton Albion on February 13.